Show Reports: NE GA Charity & MidSummer Classic 2015

Posted byVirtual Brush BoxPosted inHorse Shows, Horses, Saddle Seat, Sports Psychology

NE GA sign

Classes
Northeast Georgia Foothills Charity Horse Show
June 26th & 27th, 2015
Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center
Gainesville GA, USA
63. Academy Equitation WTC – Adult: 1st of 4
64. Academy Showmanship WTC – Adult: 2nd of 4
78. Academy WTC Championship: 1st of 4.
The Championship may or may not have been adults only, I was not clear on the entries.

MidSummer Classic
June 28th, 2015
Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center
Gainesville GA, USA
1. Academy Equitation W-T-C All Ages: 5th of 10
2. Academy Showmanship W-T-C All Ages: 5th of 10
8. Academy W-T-C Championship: Thanks for playing out of 10

All six classes with Sultan’s Miracle Man. Thank you to Courtney Huguely for the awesome Sam.

Photographer
Jennifer Barr > Show Proofs > shows dates & class numbers above. Blue shirt, chestnut horse. Hard to miss the blue helmet. [My copyright rant, Ms. Barr has a similar notice on her page as well.]

blue helmet

What I Learned This Weekend

  • A base level of nerves excitement is unavoidable.
  • Acknowledging that I can be competent and incompetent at the same time [Show Today], keeps the butterflies flying in formation (Wofford).
  • I can maintain peak intensity for one class in a weekend.
  • I need to get my sorry ass to the gym.
  • A one-day show can be achieved on enthusiasm. Multi-day showing requires food, sleep, and good shoes.
  • There is no point to looking ahead for a hot-shot maneuver if I forget about what the horse and I are doing at the moment.
  • Don’t be boring.

Last Year
Show Report: NeGCHS 2014
Guest Show Report: A Mom’s POV, Part 1
Guest Show Report: A Mom’s POV, Part 2
Things My Momma Told Me

NE GA sky
Storm over the showgrounds

2 thoughts on “Show Reports: NE GA Charity & MidSummer Classic 2015”

  1. Ah, an homage to Sherlock. Or ACD hisself (since I think the boring thing is canon). So nine other riders at the second show … I have wondered, since you started this shakytail venture, why the classes were always so small! That sounds like a healthier entry (though, of course, it does lower your odds of doing the victory pass thingy).

    1. I’d be all for big classes if the competitors were adults. It’s hard for the old farts to beat the kids – and then I feel badly when I do.

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